Person:Daniel Parkhurst (6)

BIOGRAPHY: Sketches of Jacob PARKHURST (1772-1863) by Himself. Parts recorded and extracted in a 14 page letter by Samuel M. Meyers, Jr.

Jacob speaks of "Uncle Gershum GARD", "Aunt Huntington", and "Cousin Jemima". "Uncle Gershum" undoubtably was Sarah GARD's brother and "Aunt Huntington" was Gershum's wife Phebe, as set out in Percy Crayon's account of the "GARD FAMILY". Gershum GARD did in fact have a daughter named Jemima. His will, recorded in Hamilton County, Ohio, names a Jemima as one of his children. Furthermore, there is a Daniel PARKHURST shown in Washington County in the deed records and in the tax record, but he is listed as a single man (Penn. Archives Series Three, Vol. XXII - p.705, and Penn. Archives Series Three, Vol. XXIII - p.218. Daniel Parkhurst, Ranger on Frontier 1751-1782, Fifth Series, Vol. IV, pp. 415,723.

Also, in 1785, a Daniel PARKHURST did have a Warrant to land which joined Samuel PARKHURST's, "Jersey Delight", but title to this tract did not pass fromthe State of Pennsylvania in the records. Finally, Jacob, in his account of his life, mentions his oldest brother, Daniel, several times. The first account, is on April 15, 1775, when Daniel took the three year old twin boys in his wagon, which "he had made for his own accomodation", to a neighbors, about a mile away." The second, which happened "about these times", ie: 1775 or 1778, perhams, when Daniel killed the deer with his tomahawk. Jacob says Daniel was at this time "about 13". Next, when in 1781, the Rangers came and stayed at their house and "Daniel went with Caleb GOBLE on a Scout", to the head of Wheeling (Creek) and "spyed a trail of Indians". He goes on, "Our spys hastened home with all possible speed to give the alarm." (Samuel Meyers estimates from the above that Daniel was in his teen years in 1775 making his birth about 1762-1764. In any event, Daniel's birth was several years earlier than the date given in DAR records for the marriage of Samuel Parkhurst to Sarah Reed - 1767. Samuel's marriage to Sarah Gard is purported to be 1761.) Jacob records that his brother, Daniel, did go with the Ranger in 1781 to scout for indian signs. This leads Samuel Meyer to believe that this brother and not Jacob's alleged grandfather Daniel is, in fact, the one who served in Captain Miller's Company, in the Washington County Militia, during the period May 20 - June 20, 1782.

Daughters of American Revolution (DAR) National Numbers for membership on Daniels Revolutionary Service are: 189098 and 18909. Daniels Serial Numbers are S-32257 and 31423, Pennsylvania Service.

MILITARY: Revolutionary War Veteran with Service as a Private from Washington County, Pennsylvania in Captain John Miller's Company, 1st Battl. 1781-1782. (Penn. Archives Series Three, Vol. 23 p.218: Series Five Vol. IV - pp.415,723)

CONFLICT: Samuel Meyers, Jr states - Daniel may have been Son of Samuel PARKHURST, Sr. rather than his Father (See: Sketches of Jacob Parkhurst 1772-1863 by himself). It is possible that there were two Daniel Parkhursts in Washington County with Rev. War Service, however Meyers consider it more probable that there was only one. Other errors exist in these DAR record including the fact that Samuel's wife was not Sarah REED but was, in fact, Sarah GARD and that they married in 1761.